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A few things happened this week and last week. Cabin roof went on, cabin beams varnished before hand but there's a few more coats to go on once the roof was glued in. I knew there'd be touch-ups so I didn't go right to perfect before gluing it down.
Looks ok so far!
Cabin side
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3743/boat007c.jpg
Modified companionway - so I can seal it easily with washboards for camping/sleeping.
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1145/boat009.jpg
My roof!
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1197/boat015.jpg
The messy interior
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2921/boat016.jpg
And now, a question. I'm putting in the cockpit framing and so on, and I need to fit a transom stiffener. On the plans it's an athwartship plank 300mm x 19mm board along the top of the transom, and a stiffening plank for the rudder, Like so.
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8689/boat020b.jpg
Is there any reason I couldn't use 12mm timber, and then cap it with a 1/4" ply piece making a sandwich of the timber, and run the planks vertically? Like this?
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4347/boat020a.jpg
Further to this, would it be better? or worse? It seems like it'd be stiffer doing it this way, instead of 1 wide plank.
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Hi As,
I reckon it'd be debateable which is the stiffer setup, but also dont forget the well that goes across the back of cockpit adds to the stiffness of transom also. Another thing to keep in mind is the outboard motor when it is in the up position creates a lot of leverage on the transom so what ever you do has to be hugely strong, especially if you leave motor on the transom when travelling by road. Whichever way you go I'd be capping the sandwich with a piece of solid on top to help with stiffening and wear both from boarding and the outboard. One thing I did on mine, when I built, was a 45 degree angle to the front/top lip of seats which was about 60mm long which made them a lot more comfortabhttps://www.woodworkforums.com/data:i...0qk7CkveP/2Q==le for sittinghttps://www.woodworkforums.com/data:i...Ky0l0j545n/9k=.
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Hey As, PM meyour email and I'll send you a pic of what I mean. I cant figure out how to attach a pic from my puter
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Cheers! That'd be great.
I've only really seen a TS16 in the flesh twice, so I'm working largely off the plans but trying to figure out improved ways of doing some things that might not have been planned due to difficulty (the TS being an easy home-build). I just feel like modern adhesives and more advanced techniques (eg, lamination) might do better than written.
Who knows if I'm just meddling. First boat, and all.
I'll PM you my address.
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Awesome!
Yeah, pics worked fine. I see what you mean with the angle, and can definitely see it being easier on the knees.
I've worked out a similar thing - I'm putting a thin rounded molding along the foreward edge to seal the ply edges and soften the endge for sitting. the square edges just didn't seem comfortable to me either.
:)
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Cockpit beams are getting cut to size and notched into the sheer stringers at the moment. All the framing timbers are machined and thicknessed to dimensions, and I've 3 more cross members to go on the top of the seat framing before I can disassemble the whole lot, glue it up, and reassemble it. After that, I can install the rudder hardware, cockpit drains, and outboard well framing/aft deck.
Before that happens though, I need to trim the base sections for the locker areas, and pre-coat the undersides with epoxy as I'll likely find this area fairly inaccessible in the future.
I'll keep you posted with photographs in the next few days! Getting cold in that there shed.